Corn-popping attachment.



No. 780,621. P'ATENTED JAN. 24, 1905. E. W. RIPLEY.

' CORN POPPING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 7, 1904-.

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UNITED ASTATES PATENT OFFICE.

EVERETT W. RIPLEY, OF SALEM, YVISCONSIN;

CoRN-PoPPlNe. ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming par-tof Letters.r Patent No. 780,621, dated January 24, 1905.

' Application filed May 7, 1904. Serial No. 206,897.

To @ZZ whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT W. RIPLEY, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Salem, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Corn- Popping Attachment, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to corn-popping devices; and it has for its object to provide an atv tachment that may be applied to an ordinary kettle and with which the corn within the kettle may be kept moving in such manner as to, prevent scorching and to secure a clean and white product.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will-be evident from the following description.

Referring 'to the drawings forming a portion of this specification, in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a vertical section showing the attachment applied to a kettle. Fig. 2' is a bottom plan view of the covered portion of the attachment, the shaft being bearing there is a second bearing, 8, in a bail or bracket 9, the ends of said bracket being soldered or otherwise attached to the upper face of the cover and at opposite sides of the bearing opening therein. In the two bearings 7 and v8 is rotatively disposed 'a shaft 10, the

-upper portion of which is provided with a crank, preferably formed by bending the upper end thereof laterally and then upwardly to form a crank 11. The shaft is formed,pref erably, of a wire of malleable material, and the lower end thereof may be bent also laterally to form a blade 12, which latter is tapered from one side edge to the other and'i's' increasedy in width gradually from the inner end toward lthe outer end. The bladey is bent in a plane at right angles to the shaft into arcuate shape, the knife-edge of the blade being at the convex side of the blade. The shaft is of such length that the blade will lie close against the bottom of the kettle, so that by rotating the shaft 'the blade will be moved forwardly and will engage in the kernels of corn in the kettle and will roll them in such manner as to prevent scorching, the outer end of the blade moving in close proximity to the wall of the kettle, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Ventilating-openings 15 are formed in the cover of the kettle at points between the periphery and center thereof and are protected by foraminous coverings 16. These ventilating-openings may be part-ly or entirely closed by means of an annular valve 17, mounted rotatably upon guide-lugs 18 upon the underside of the cover. This ring or annular valve is provided with a plurality of openings 19, adapted to register with the ventilating-openings 15, so as to enable the latter to be entirely uncovered. By partly rotating the ring or valve the Ventilating-openings may be entirely closed, as will be readily understood. or handle 20, whereby it may be conveniently manipulated. By this device it will be seen that the necessary ventilation may be had without danger of the corn popping out through the Ventilating-openings; also, that the ventilation may be readily regulated.

In the operation of this attachment the kettle is put upon the lire and when thoroughly heated a quantity of corn is placed therein and The ring 17 is provided with a knob under side of the cover and having openings In testirnony that I claim the foregoing as adapted to register with the Ventilating-openmy oWn I have hereto aixed my signature in 1G ingds, a bail uxon tihe upper sidedo the ltlzmer, the presence of two Witnesses. sai cover an ai being provi e Wit a inf 1 5 ing perforations, and a shaftjournaled in said EVERE lvl W' Ru LILY' perforations and having at its upper end a Witnesses: crank and at its lower end a blade extending ROBERT VERNE BAKER, laterally therefrom to form a stirrer. E. POSTLETHWAITE. 

